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Good pick! But the Jones Girls are definitely not one hit wonders. "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else", "Nights Over Egypt" and "I'm At Your Mercy" come to mind. Back to Ready For The World...They are from my hometown and I remember when they were riding high on the success of "Oh Sheila. This song takes me back to the Big 80's.

Gotta love some Ready for The World and this is one of my faves from them. I agree with pjazzy that Oh Sheila definitely constitutes another hit for them. That is STILL my jam. Whew! Pjazzy gonna make me go get my Jones Girls on too. Nights Over Egypt and You Gonna...!!!!

"Oh Sheila" is a cool song, but RFTW aren't one-hit wonders. In addition to "Oh Sheila", they had such hits as "Digital Display" and "Love You Down". Also, Prince didn't write "Oh Sheila". I think the rumor that Prince did write it got started because RFTW sounded like him. It was actually written by three of the band members. According to lead singer/co-writer Melvin Riley, the name Sheila was made up.

Because I'm from Flint and attended the same school as some of them, RFTW takes me back. I remember seeing the lead singer perform solo at a talent show; the guitar player was in my Drafting class.

Malcolm - Melvin Riley did have a career in music after RFTW broke up. However, I think that the others are working regular jobs now.

re: One-Hit Wonder. The definition is having a #1 hit out of the gate ... and never following it up with another #1 hit. I don't think that Digital Display or Love You Down made it to the top of the charts.

re: Flint schools -- I wonder if any school still teaches 'drafting'? I remember taking that course back in the day and enjoying it very much. Nobody uses pencils anymore (sigh)...

Thanks for responding Villager. Although I've heard many definitions for one-hit wonder, this is the first time I've heard it with that criteria (having a #1 hit out of the gate ... and never following it up with another #1 hit). With that criteria, other artists such as Sheena Easton, Eurythmics, The Pet Shop Boys, and The Spice Girls would be considered "one-hit wonders"... even though they had several hits after their first smash went to #1. Maybe there should be a category called "one #1 hit wonders" or something... I'm just saying. :-)

Now that you mention it, I also wonder if schools teach drafting anymore.

Malcolm - re: drafting. I don't think that I've ever used that cool contact paper that we used to use back in drafting classes. Nor have I ever had to design my own home or anything useful. But, I do have fond memories of the class. I may need to write a post seeking 'drafting class alumni' (smile)...